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Prison population. By age group and type of crime

Prison population. By sex, age groups and type of offence. Total Catalonia. 2024
18-20 21-25 26-40 41-60 61 and over Total
Offences (old Penal code) 0 0 2 4 1 7
Against State domestic security (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Falsification 0 0 0 1 0 1
Against the Administration of justice 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against public health and the environment 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against traffic safety 0 0 0 0 0 0
Civil servants in exercising their duties 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against people 0 0 0 3 1 4
Against sexual liberty 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against honour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against freedom and security 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against property 0 0 2 0 0 2
Punishable imprudence 0 0 0 0 0 0
Special laws (smuggling and fraud) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Misdemeanours 0 0 0 0 0 0
Others 0 0 0 0 0 0
Offences (new Penal code) 141 1,043 3,722 3,243 438 8,587
Homicide 19 75 360 400 71 925
Causing injury 6 40 165 96 8 315
Against freedom 3 6 53 28 4 94
Torture and against moral integrity 0 1 9 8 0 18
Against sexual freedom 10 62 307 315 95 789
Failure to render aid 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against intimacy, right to one's image and Inviolability of the home 0 2 1 5 3 11
Against honour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against family relations 0 0 2 7 0 9
Against rights of foreign citizens 0 1 10 6 2 19
Against wealth and socio-economic order 90 662 1,621 1,130 87 3,590
Against the Treasury 0 0 0 7 8 15
Against right of workers 0 0 0 1 0 1
Against collective security and public health 9 124 673 705 83 1,594
Falsification 0 4 12 26 6 48
Against public administration 0 0 0 0 3 3
Against the administration of justice 1 9 47 51 3 111
Against the Constitution 0 1 0 2 1 4
Against public order 2 23 107 68 5 205
Misdemeanours 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gender violence 0 31 339 365 55 790
Others 1 2 16 23 4 46
Total 141 1,043 3,724 3,247 439 8,594
Source: Departament de Justícia i Qualitat Democràtica.
Note: (1) Includes attacks on authorities, agents and government employees, resistance, disobedience, contempt, insults, slander and threats.
Prison population. By sex, age groups and type of offence. Men Catalonia. 2024
18-20 21-25 26-40 41-60 61 and more Total
Offences (old Penal code) 0 0 2 4 1 7
Against State domestic security (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Falsification 0 0 0 1 0 1
Against the Administration of justice 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against public health and the environment 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against traffic safety 0 0 0 0 0 0
Civil servants in exercising their duties 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against people 0 0 0 3 1 4
Against sexual liberty 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against honour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against freedom and security 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against property 0 0 2 0 0 2
Punishable imprudence 0 0 0 0 0 0
Special laws (smuggling and fraud) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Misdemeanours 0 0 0 0 0 0
Others 0 0 0 0 0 0
Offences (new Penal code) 132 1,002 3,526 3,027 408 8,095
Homicide 19 69 345 359 64 856
Causing injury 6 38 151 88 8 291
Against freedom 3 6 48 27 4 88
Torture and against moral integrity 0 1 8 7 0 16
Against sexual freedom 10 62 306 313 95 786
Failure to render aid 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against intimacy, right to one's image and Inviolability of the home 0 2 1 5 2 10
Against honour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against family relations 0 0 2 7 0 9
Against rights of foreign citizens 0 1 9 5 2 17
Against wealth and socio-economic order 86 647 1,530 1,041 76 3,380
Against the Treasury 0 0 0 7 7 14
Against right of workers 0 0 0 1 0 1
Against collective security and public health 6 112 622 654 76 1,470
Falsification 0 4 10 24 5 43
Against public administration 0 0 0 0 1 1
Against the administration of justice 0 7 41 42 3 93
Against the Constitution 0 1 0 2 1 4
Against public order 1 19 100 60 5 185
Misdemeanours 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gender violence 0 31 339 365 55 790
Others 1 2 14 20 4 41
Total 132 1,002 3,528 3,031 409 8,102
Source: Departament de Justícia i Qualitat Democràtica.
Note: (1) Includes attacks on authorities, agents and government employees, resistance, disobedience, contempt, insults, slander and threats.
Prison population. By sex, age groups and type of offence. Women Catalonia. 2024
18-20 21-25 26-40 41-60 61 and over Total
Offences (old Penal code) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against State domestic security (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Falsification 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against the Administration of justice 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against public health and the environment 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against traffic safety 0 0 0 0 0 0
Civil servants in exercising their duties 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against people 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against sexual liberty 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against honour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against freedom and security 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against property 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punishable imprudence 0 0 0 0 0 0
Special laws (smuggling and fraud) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Misdemeanours 0 0 0 0 0 0
Others 0 0 0 0 0 0
Offences (new Penal code) 9 41 196 216 30 492
Homicide 0 6 15 41 7 69
Causing injury 0 2 14 8 0 24
Against freedom 0 0 5 1 0 6
Torture and against moral integrity 0 0 1 1 0 2
Against sexual freedom 0 0 1 2 0 3
Failure to render aid 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against intimacy, right to one's image and inviolability of the home 0 0 0 0 1 1
Against honour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against family relations 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against rights of foreign citizens 0 0 1 1 0 2
Against wealth and socio-economic order 4 15 91 89 11 210
Against the Treasury 0 0 0 0 1 1
Against right of workers 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against collective security and public health 3 12 51 51 7 124
Falsification 0 0 2 2 1 5
Against public administration 0 0 0 0 2 2
Against the administration of justice 1 2 6 9 0 18
Against the Constitution 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against public order 1 4 7 8 0 20
Misdemeanours 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gender violence 0 0 0 0 0 0
Others 0 0 2 3 0 5
Total 9 41 196 216 30 492
Source: Departament de Justícia i Qualitat Democràtica.
Note: (1) Includes attacks on authorities, agents and government employees, resistance, disobedience, contempt, insults, slander and threats.

Last update: October 31, 2025.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Prision population
Set of people detained in penitentiary centres in compliance with custodial sentences in the Penal code and that are in any of the following procedural situations: accused criminals, convicts or detained on preventative grounds, if the cause is processed.

Methodological aspects

The introduction of the new penal Code, on January 1, 1996, led to the classification of convicts on the basis of a new typology of offences, which will coexist alongside the classification used in the previous Penal Code. For statistical purposes it should be noted, however, that each convict is only classified for one offence, always the one for which the convict has received the toughest sentence.

Data is provided on the penal courts that were created to take responsibility for judging and sentencing less serious offences. This also includes the activity of provincial audiences. The information is completed with data on the prison population on December 31.